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Correct us if we’re wrong, but a full moon only graces our night skies once a month — so the fact that Benicio Del Toro is constantly in a state of lupine devilry in “The Wolfman” must mean there’s something off in the time-space continuum in director Joe Johnston’s Victorian-era gore-fest. Or maybe that’s why every scene is ushered in with a rush of clouds passing before the moon as if God has hit the fast-forward button on nature.

In Universal Pictures’ redo of 1941′s “The Wolf Man,” Del Toro stars as Englishman-turned-hirsute killer Lawrence Talbot, a role that originally put Lon Chaney, Jr on the map. Anthony Hopkins and Emily Blunt co-star as his father and dead brother’s fiancee, respectively. (To make up for Del Toro’s Yank accent, his character is now an actor who’s a) been to America and b) previously been holed up in an insane asylum.)

Filled with rather quick cuts and its fair share of depicting ripped-out hearts and steamy intestines strewn on the ground during action scenes, the horror film shows evidence of its troubled production history, which many critics were quick to mention in their reviews.

There’s been lots of critical speculation about the psycho-sexual nature of the nation’s current love affair with vampires (“True Blood,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Twilight,” etc.). Now, werewolves are getting a turn in the pop culture spotlight. They’re more prominently featured in the coming movie “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” and will be introduced in the third season of “True Blood.” And last night, Universal released a new trailer for its upcoming film “The Wolfman,” starring Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins and Emily Blunt. Though it doesn’t have quite as many shirtless, tween-bait guys as the latest “New Moon” clip, the film — opening February 10, 2010 — does have its fair share of creepy transformation scenes, close-ups of the moon, and dark Victorian-Era sets. All set to a techno-soundtrack, of course. Watch above. Read More »

Jacko Burial Delayed: Joe Jackson says that because of “things the family need to get in order,” he is pushing his son’s burial to August 31. Jackson was originally scheduled to be buried on August 29 — which would have been his 51st birthday. [TMZ]

Ryan Jenkins Over the Borderline: The VH1 reality star-turned-”person of interest” in the murder of his model-wife Jasmine Fiore has returned to his native country of Canada. Both U.S. and Canadian police have yet to locate the former “I Love Money 3″ contestant. Fiore’s remains were found in a suitcase in a trash receptacle in Calif. over the weekend. [People]

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